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Australian News
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Tuesday, 07 February 2012 |
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 Vision Eye Institute Limited announced last week that Dr George Smith has joined the company as a new Doctor Partner.
Dr Smith has moved from the UK where he was Consultant Ophthalmologist at Walsgrave Hospitals NHS Trust and Director of the Corneal and External Eye Disease Service at the University Hospital in Coventry.
Dr Smith will be based at Vision Eye Institute Hurstville in NSW where he will specialise in diseases of the cornea and cataract surgery.
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Australian News
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Friday, 20 January 2012 |
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 Australians love summer, and most of us know that ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels in summer are much higher. Even a quick 15 minute walk at lunchtime can easily result in a painful burn! But, less common is the knowledge that sun exposure can leave your vision and eyes at risk of permanent damage said the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO).
UV radiation from repeated sun exposure (and solarium use) can irreversibly damage your DNA, laying the groundwork for long term eye problems, such as eyelid and periocular skin cancers and tumours on the surface of the eye. “Eyelid and ocular surface cancers rarely kill, but they can permanently destroy your vision and are cosmetically disfiguring,” said RANZCO Ophthalmologist Dr James Muecke.
“Your eye sight is a gift, too often we see patients whose vision could have been saved if they’d worn proper sun protection.” To try and avoid these diseases, Dr Muecke recommends wearing sunglasses and a wide brim hat, especially in summer. He stresses however, that “UV exposure at all times of the year can be a risk factor (particularly at higher altitudes), so sun protection measures should always be taken.” When buying sun glasses look out for glasses that cover the whole eye area, and transmit little UV radiation. The Cancer Council recommends glasses labelled UV 400 or EPF (Eye Protection Factor) 9 or 10.
It’s also important to protect your children from UV radiation and teach them about sun protection – repeated UV exposure to their skin and eyes is a strong precursor for cancer in adulthood. “It may be difficult to make young kids wear sunglasses, but wearing a wide brim hat is the next best thing and protects the entire face. Fortunately many (but not all) schools insist on children wearing hats when playing outside during breaks,” said Dr Muecke.
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Australian News
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Friday, 13 January 2012 |
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 Eyecare Partners Limited has recently announced the appointment of Mr Peter Rose as a Director of the company.
Peter Rose is an optometrist practicing in Nowra, Ulladulla and Kiama in New South Wales. He commenced his professional career in 1980 as an employed optometrist, and opened his Nowra practice in 1982. His practices in Ulladulla and Kiama were opened in 2003 and 2004 respectively.
Peter is a founding vendor of Eyecare Partners Limited, with all three of his South Coast practices acquired by Eyecare Partners Limited in 2007. Peter is a member of the Australia Optometric Panel, a director of the Australian School of Occupational Science at the University of Wollongong and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Australian News
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Wednesday, 04 January 2012 |
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 Two years on, Centre for Eye Health is making huge strides towards achieving its ultimate goal of preventing vision loss through the provision of advanced imaging and assessment at no charge to the general community.
Close to 7,500 people have been assessed at the Centre, with more than 44,000 individual tests performed to-date. Currently each day the Centre assesses an average of 25 people at-risk of losing vision unnecessarily, with approximately 15% of these people being recommended for on-referral to an ophthalmologist.
Although the initial demand was largely from the optometric profession, over the past 12 months ophthalmologists have not only increased their registrations with the Centre, but they have also been responsible for the largest relative increase in referrals. Currently 11% of referrals come from ophthalmologists who represent just 6% of registered practitioners.
According to Professor Michael Kalloniatis, Centre Director, “CFEH is having impact on more than one level. Not only are we making a difference to the quality of life for people who are at-risk of losing sight unnecessarily to eye disease, but we are leveraging the substantial data collected over the past two years to identify better ways of managing glaucoma. We are also working solidly to develop the profession of optometry through our ongoing education events and newsletters as well as by giving fifth year optometry students the opportunity to be involved in our clinical rotation program.”
Client feedback reflects the high calibre of service provided by the team at CFEH. In the words of one recent visitor to the Centre: “I was pleased to be referred to such a professional place... Guide Dogs and UNSW working hand in hand for this great patient-focused centre.”
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Australian News
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Friday, 23 December 2011 |
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 A few years ago, eyesmart.com.au was launched as the first news and classifieds website for eyecare professionals in Australia and New Zealand. Since then eyesmart.com.au has become the leading source for news and job vacancies in the industry.
The popularity of eyesmart.com.au is reflected in the continued organic growth of the amount of professional visitors accessing each month the services from Australia and New Zealand. Unlike some initiatives from traditional optical trade media, we have refrained from artificially increasing 'likes' or 'followers' in our social media channels. Moreover, the majority of our website visitors are from Australia/New Zealand. We also believe that eyesmart.com.au is the only local optical trade media that has a presence in all relevant social media channels, i.e. Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.
For some time now, eyesmart.com.au has been providing the most up-to-date local and international industry news source and the best local eyecare job vacancies listing. In fact, eyesmart.com.au is the only optical media in Australia and New Zealand that provides each business day news updates and the latest job vacancies.
With this positive note, we would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Australian News
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Thursday, 22 December 2011 |
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Eyecare Partners reported last Tuesday at an extra-ordinary general meeting (EGM) that its brand change to EyeQ Optometrists and the continued roll out of its uniform IT platform have been successfully implemented. The benefits of a common brand and uniform business systems are already becoming evident in many of Eyecare Partners' practices. Board and management remain confident that the implementation of the Strategic Review recommendations will give the Company the flexibility and resources required to succeed in 2012.
At the EGM, the share buy-back and subsequent sale of 6 practices to an entity associated Dr Tony Hanks and Mrs Vicki Hanks, was approved. Eyecare Partners expect this transaction to complete prior to Christmas 2011. Following completion there will be 28 remaining EyeQ Optometrists practices across all mainland states.
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